[council] AOC Reviews

[Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G.]

Thank you very much Mary,

I will take a look.

Best regards


Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
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On 29 Mar 2016, at 12:07, Mary Wong wrote:

> Hello Carlos and everyone,
>
> While it’s not quite the same as your suggestion of a fixed annual 
> time for progress reports, you may be interested to know that periodic 
> updates are published regarding implementation of completed AoC 
> reviews. The most current updates can be accessed from the following 
> link: https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/aoc#Implementation.
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> Cheers
> Mary
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> Mary Wong
> Senior Policy Director
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
> Email: mary.wong at icann.org
> Telephone: +1-603-5744889
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> On 3/29/16, 10:42, "owner-council at gnso.icann.org on behalf of Carlos 
> Raúl Gutiérrez G." <owner-council at gnso.icann.org on behalf of 
> crg at isoc-cr.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I would like to comment on the very interesting discussion, if
>> inconclusive discussion we had in Marrakech, as  alumni of ATRT2 and
>> actual member of CCT1. My 2 cents:
>>
>> 1. The most important issue this year is how the AoCs will be
>> incorporated into the By Laws, as we all expect the AoC to lapse. If
>> they are going to be incorporated more or less verbatim, meaning 
>> keeping
>> a large margin for interpretation, or if in this opportunity more
>> stringent definition of the reviews will be developed.
>>
>> <suggestion>
>> We should define ASAP as GNSO team that will collect feedback from
>> previous Review Teams and try to follow up as closely as possible the
>> implementation of the AoC into the By Laws
>>
>> 2. Another important issue with the Reviews, is the very slow startup
>> phase in terms of budget, charter or Terms of Reference, progress
>> reviews since the last exercise, etc. In case of the ATRT2 it took a 
>> few
>> months to find out we had little funds. in case of the first CCT we 
>> have
>> funds but the external Studies by Analysis and Nielsen are pretty 
>> much
>> delayed.
>>
>> <suggestion>
>> In the meantime Staff should prepare yearly progress reports on 
>> progress
>> in implementation of Review recommendations, simultaneously at a 
>> fixed
>> date EVERY the year. Lets say June 30. Based on those yearly reports 
>> SOs
>> and ACs would have a common ground for discussion on future reviews
>> planing and budgeting every time it is necessary.
>>
>> Look forward to other comments and suggestions before or on April 14.
>>
>> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
>> +506 8837 7176
>> Skype: carlos.raulg
>> Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
>> On 29 Mar 2016, at 8:00, James M. Bladel wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Colleagues -
>>>
>>> Following up from our discussions in Morocco, the next phases of AOC
>>> Reviews for Accountability and Transparency (ATRT3) and WHOIS 
>>> (WHOIS2)
>>> will be kicking off this year.  (See attached slide for schedule).
>>>
>>> During our weekend sessions in Marrakech, we discussed the 
>>> challenges
>>> & wisdom of launching these reviews now, given that substantial work
>>> on both topics is already in progress.  Also, our update from ICANN
>>> Staff made it clear that Staff would not act unilaterally to delay 
>>> or
>>> postpone any scheduled AOC review, particularly in the absence of
>>> consistent guidance from the Community.
>>>
>>> We did not reach any decision at ICANN55.  In my view, our options
>>> are:
>>>
>>> (1) Take no action.  The likely outcome is that the AOC Reviews 
>>> (ATRT3
>>> and WHOIS2) will commence as planned.
>>> (2) Consult informally with other SO/ACs and the Board to get a 
>>> sense
>>> of similar concerns shared by other organizations in the Community.
>>> (3) Draft a letter to the Board/Staff, copying other SO/ACs, 
>>> outlining
>>> our concerns about potential overlap/redundancy of upcoming AOC
>>> reviews with ongoing work on Accountability and WHOIS.
>>>
>>> We can flag this topic for discussing during out next Council call 
>>> (14
>>> APR).  However, the agenda for this meeting is starting to fill up, 
>>> so
>>> it would be immensely helpful if we could discuss on the list and
>>> arrive at a decision.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> J.